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Posted: 5/15/2013 10:22:10 PM EDT
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Cleaned both my lowers very lightly. Both are brand new & purchased at the same time.
Bought December last year. Spider seems a little dull compared to my Punisher. The punisher is perfect, it was bought as a stripped lower. The spider came as a complete lower. They should be of the same quality and process yes? Will ideas like this link help restore a nicer look? Advice? Punisher - Perfect 
Spider - not as much 
Left vs Right 
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Anodizing.... different manufacturers, different lots..... an inexact science.... normal.  They are from the same manufacture. Both Spikes. Anodizing is a function of surface area, flow and voltage. Once the process is down, the variability is actually low unless the tank gets build up. At least thats my experience. I need to oli it. Whats the CLP / Frog lube bake process. |
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Time to oil her up, or perhaps oil bake... Please elaborate on this process. Thats what I was thinking also, just never done it. Link? Slather it in lube, people do this with froglube. Set oven to 175* for 45 mins. Supposedly lets the oil soak into the pores of the finish. I have never done it but some swear by it. I usually just lube them up and it absorbs at ambient temp. 
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Anodizing.... different manufacturers, different lots..... an inexact science.... normal. They are from the same manufacture. Both Spikes. Anodizing is a function of surface area, flow and voltage. Once the process is down, the variability is actually low unless the tank gets build up. At least thats my experience. I need to oli it. Whats the CLP / Frog lube bake process. If this was the case I would think that they would be identical ?
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Product http://i1326.photobucket.com/albums/u655/Scoeyaz/Ar15/Spikes/FrogLube_zps95469f91.jpg Applied, 175 degrees for 1 hour. http://i1326.photobucket.com/albums/u655/Scoeyaz/Ar15/Spikes/Lubed_zpsc3135f56.jpg Finished http://i1326.photobucket.com/albums/u655/Scoeyaz/Final_zps84b2320c.jpg Results http://i1326.photobucket.com/albums/u655/Scoeyaz/Ar15/Spikes/BeforeandAfter_zpsb3dca1fa.jpg Took awhile to clean it all off. I like the results. Water beads on it nicely. Thanks for your help.  Nice.... very nice!
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Impressive. I know the "throw the gun down the driveway" crowd is snickering right now but I think the FL bake thing has some benefits other than just making your gun look purdy. I have found that after getting the FL deep into the pores of entire inside/outside of the lower/upper receivers, the gun gets less dirty (the carbon kind of dirty) and cleans up much easier. After baking my three Noveske Gen 2 lowers, I'll definitely do the same for any lower/upper receivers I acquire from now on.
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Can it be done with the lpk installed? 175* isn't a drop in the bucket from a temperature standpoint ... That depends on the material, but it should be ok. (Engineering Hat on) Even if there was heat induced stress into the part, it would go away after it cools down without cracking likely due to slip flit tolerance conditions between the pins and holes. If you use the oven, I would strip it down all the way since it can be pretty messy. Don't heat treat your springs since that is spring steel which already has a heat treat. Basically It depends on the CTE of the material. Alum vs Steel expand at different rates. Aluminum expands more than steel per degree. So a steel pin would get looser in an aluminum hole as they both expand together. |
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I did 175 for an Hour.
I don't even think my oven goes any lower than that. Another method which was brought up is using a hair dryer or heat gun to locally heat the receiver. I would remove anything with a threaded bolt, that is for sure. Aluminum threads with steel bolts can cause galling. |
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Can it be done with the lpk installed? 175* isn't a drop in the bucket from a temperature standpoint ... I personally wouldn't be concerned about 175*. Aluminum isn't going to shift its characteristics until far higher temps. 400* for powdercoating aluminum doesn't affect the alloy structure in motorcycle rims or even scuba tanks. Of course 175* is below that and I'd wager that a car or truck interior temperature gets above 130 or 140 in an AZ summer. |
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